I don't know how you can say that with a straight face. Balatro is building on 50 years of addiction-seeking game design. Everything from the sound effects, to the random round rewards, to the pacing of unlocks is optimized to be as attention-grabbing and dopamine-releasing as possible.
It's like praising Coca-Cola for not tasting as sweet as Pepsi
It's like praising Coca-Cola for not tasting as sweet as Pepsi